Matt Sorum has paid tribute to Pat Torpey, calling him "a great human being and musician" who was "a huge part" of the former GUNS N' ROSES drummer's career. A founding member of MR. BIG, Torpey passed away Wednesday, February 7 at the age of 64 from complications of Parkinson's disease. Earlier tonight, Sorum mourned ...
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Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release "Johnny Cash: Forever Words" — a collaborative album consisting of songs created from Johnny Cash's unknown poetry, lyrics, and letters set to music by an astounding array of contemporary artists — on Friday, April 6. "Johnny Cash: Forever Words" will be available on CD, 2LP ...
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Cliff Burton's father says that his son would have been thrilled about having February 10 proclaimed "Cliff Burton Day" by Alameda County supervisors. The late METALLICA bassist would have turned 56 years old on that date had he lived. "I do not have a moment of doubt that, if Cliff were alive, he would have ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Seek & Destroy" on February 3 at WiZink Center in Madrid, Spain can be seen below. As previously reported, bassist Robert Trujillo and guitarist Kirk Hammett performed a cover of BARÓN ROJO's "Los Rockeros Van Al Infierno" during METALLICA's February 5 concert in Madrid. BARÓN ROJO ...
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LYNCH MOB has been rejoined by singer Robert Mason for "selective dates" following the recent departure of Oni Logan. Guitarist George Lynch told SiriusXM's Eddie Trunk: "[Robert is] doing the Monsters Of Rock cruise with us, and there's an '80s In The Park festival we're doing in a couple weeks, along with a few others. ...
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Cliff Burton will be honored with a "Cliff Burton Day" on February 10 in Castro Valley, California. The proclamation comes after METALLICA fans started a Change.org petition and tallied thousands of signatures to recognize the band's late bassist. METALLICA announced the news on Twitter, writing: "It's official! The Board of Supervisors from Alameda County has ...
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Robert Trujillo and Kirk Hammett performed a cover of BARÓN ROJO's "Los Rockeros Van Al Infierno" during METALLICA's February 5 concert in Madrid, Spain. Fan-filmed video footage of their rendition can be seen below. BARÓN ROJO is a Spanish heavy metal band which had some international success in the 1980s. The band's original lineup included ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Sad But True" on February 1 at Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal can be seen below. As previously reported, Robert Trujillo and Kirk Hammett performed a cover of XUTOS & PONTAPÉS's "A Minha Casinha" during the Lisbon concert. XUTOS & PONTAPÉS has dominated the Portuguese rock ...
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An audio visualizer for the song "Urgent" from the Swedish/American melodic hard rock supergroup W.E.T., which features vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (SONS OF APOLLO, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, TALISMAN), guitarist/vocalist Erik Martensson (ECLIPSE, NORDIC UNION, AMMUNITION) and guitarist Robert Säll (WORK OF ART), can be seen below. The track is taken from W.E.T.'s third album, "Earthrage", which ...
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Live music's premier hologram production company Eyellusion today announced that a who's who of Zappa fan favorite musicians will support "The Bizarre World Of Frank Zappa" hologram tour set to hit music venues in late 2018. Longtime and legendary Zappa players Ray White, Mike Keneally, Scott Thunes, Robert Martin and Joe "Vaultmeister" Travers are set ...
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On Wednesday, January 31, Adopt The Arts, the Los Angeles- based charity that preserves and creates arts programs in U.S. public schools, honored rock icon Sammy Hagar (VAN HALEN, CHICKENFOOT) for his humanitarian work at their annual Rock Gala at the historic Avalon Ballroom in Hollywood. Emmy Award-winning actor Jane Lynch hosted the night ...
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George Lynch has confirmed to SiriusXM's Eddie Trunk that three members of the classic DOKKEN lineup have reunited in a new project called SUPER STROKE. The band, which is rounded out by former LYNCH MOB and current WARRANT singer Robert Mason, is working on material for its debut album, to be released in late 2018. ...
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Legendary vocalist Robert Plant was recently interviewed by the New York City classic rock radio station Q104.3. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his need to experiment: Robert: "What has 'Led Zeppelin I' got to do with 'Houses Of The Holy'? What's one thing got ...
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Robert Trujillo and Kirk Hammett performed a cover of XUTOS & PONTAPÉS's "A Minha Casinha" during METALLICA's February 1 concert in Lisbon, Portugal. Fan-filmed video footage of their rendition can be seen below. XUTOS & PONTAPÉS has dominated the Portuguese rock music scene since the late 1970s, with the band's fan base spanning several generations. ...
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LED ZEPPELIN and London's Reel Art Press are celebrating 50 years since the band's formation by releasing an official illustrated book. "Led Zeppelin By Led Zeppelin" is the first and only official illustrated book to be produced in collaboration with the members of the band. It covers the group's unparalleled musical career and features photographs ...
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IRON ANGEL will release its new album, "Hellbound", on May 4 through Scandinavia's premiere metal-rock label Mighty Music. Watch a teaser for the "Ministry Of Metal" video below. IRON ANGEL is one of the true cult legends of the German speed metal genre. Formed in the Hamburg-area back in 1980 and known for two classic ...
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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS have released "Roll Me Under", the second single from their new, self-titled album, due out March 18. Like "Meadow", which arrived in November, the new track features the vocals of one-time "The X Factor" contestant Jeff Gutt, who made his live debut as STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' new vocalist during a SiriusXM special ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, METALLICA co-manager Peter Mensch has explained in a new BBC documentary series how the band was able to triple ticket prices over the last few years without upsetting fans. Speaking on the second episode of the show, titled "Hits, Hype & Hustle: An Insider's Guide to the Music Business", ...
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DELTA DEEP, the critically acclaimed blues-based band featuring Phil Collen (lead guitarist of DEF LEPPARD) and Robert DeLeo (bassist for STONE TEMPLE PILOTS), in addition to Debbi Blackwell-Cook (back-up vocalist for such artists as Michael Bublé and Gregory Hines) and Forrest Robinson (drummer for India.Arie, Joe Sample & THE CRUSADERS, TLC), has just released a ...
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An official video of ROBERT PLANT & THE SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS performing the "Carry Fire" album track "Season's Song" can be seen below. The footage was filmed at the O2 Apollo in Manchester, England on November 30, 2017. It was directed by Ryan Mackfall and produced by Crashburn Media. Available to own for the first ...
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Vinnie Vincent says that former VINNIE VINCENT INVASION singer Mark Slaughter is a "no-talent individual" who reduced his music "to the level of worse than a local bar band." Slaughter joined VINNIE VINCENT INVASION as the replacement for former JOURNEY frontman Robert Fleischman, who provided vocals on VVI's 1986 self-titled debut album. After Fleischman exited ...
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An official preview of the upcoming RAINBOW release, "Memories in Rock II" is available below. The set will include a double CD of the June 2017 U.K. RAINBOW concerts as well as a brand-new RAINBOW studio song and backstage footage of the band and crew. Back in Novermber, Ritchie Blackmore's wife called new RAINBOW frontman ...
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On September 7, 1968, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant first took the stage together in Gladsaxe, Denmark. Then billed as THE NEW YARDBIRDS, the band would assemble in the studio for the first time later that month to start recording their debut album as LED ZEPPELIN, and rock 'n' roll ...
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A petition to proclaim February 10 "Cliff Burton Day" in Castro Valley, California in honor of the late METALLICA bassist has tallied more than two thousand signatures as of Wednesday. On Monday, petition organizer Robert Souza asked the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council to back his back his effort. "I think it's a ...
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MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine hopes that there will be at least one more show featuring the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX — before SLAYER retires from touring. SLAYER announced on Monday that it will embark on one "final" world tour before calling it quits as a touring ...
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Joe Perry — legendary guitarist, co-founding member, principal songwriter and co-producer of AEROSMITH — is set for an in-store album signing at Newbury Comics in his Boston, Massachusetts hometown. The signing — in celebration of his just-released solo album, "Sweetzerland Manifesto" — will start at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 25. Rolling Stone's Steve Appleford ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, GRETA VAN FLEET has a fan in legendary singer Robert Plant. The LED ZEPPELIN frontman told Louisville radio station 91.9 WFPK that he's heard the young Michigan-based group, saying that vocalist Josh Kiszka is "pretty good... There's a job out there for him." The irony is that GRETA VAN ...
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In a brand new interview with the Louisville, Kentucky radio station 91.9 WFPK, LED ZEPPELIN legend Robert Plant was asked if he could ever see himself recording with Jimmy Page again. "I have no idea," he said (hear audio below). "It's not even within my countenance to imagine it, really." After DJ Kyle Meredith pointed ...
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Former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent was joined by his ex-VINNIE VINCENT INVASION bandmate Robert Fleischman earlier today (Saturday, January 20) at the Atlanta KISS Expo 2018 to perform an acoustic version of the VINNIE VINCENT INVASION song "Back On The Streets". Video footage of the impromptu performance can be seen below (courtesy of Mike Brunn ...
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Earlier today (Friday, January 19) at the Atlanta KISS Expo 2018, former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent gave his first public interview in more than two decades when he spoke with SiriusXM's Eddie Trunk. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On why he decided to attend the KISS Expo: Vinnie: "We have to thank ...
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